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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Victor Mordino (ranked 6871 p4p, 23761 weight class) and Tom Louis (ranked 707 p4p, 735 weight class). Tom Louis will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 34 - 1, fighting out of London, Victor Mordino!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tom Louis!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Jorge Garcia and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mordino displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Louis throws out the jab.
Louis misses with a hook.
Louis takes a swing at Mordino's ribcage but misses.
Louis steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mordino.
Louis throws an overhand right that lands on Mordino's shoulder, as Mordino tries to avoid the shot.
Louis tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mordino was well out of range. Poor timing from Louis.
Mordino is looking to clinch.
Louis just misses with a punch to the body.
Louis's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Mordino connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Louis scrambles back to his feet.
 It looks like Tom Louis has been cut.
Mordino throws a half hearted mid kick.
Mordino scores with a decent looking hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Louis scores with a hook to the body. Mordino takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Louis looks to land a right hand but Mordino moved out of range.
Mordino throwing a counter right hand but Louis manages to avoid it.
Mordino throws a body punch but Louis moves out of range.
Louis blocks a jab.
Mordino throws a sloppy head kick and Louis moves out of range easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Mordino throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Mordino takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Louis tests Mordino's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Good exchange - Louis coming out on top.
Louis comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A head kick misses from Mordino.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Louis! But no joy.
Louis has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Mordino throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Tom Louis is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mordino throws a head kick that misses.
Mordino closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Mordino jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mordino tries a head kick but it misses.
Mordino tries a head kick but it misses.
Mordino throws a right and a left that Louis avoids nicely.
Louis keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mordino.
A little jabbing left from Louis on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mordino tries to clinch but Louis moves away
and Louis counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Mordino throws a head kick but Louis moves out of range.
Louis staying out of range there.
Louis lands with a good body shot.
Louis tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mordino was well out of range. Poor timing from Louis.
Louis blocks the body kick.
Mordino throws a lazy head kick
and Louis counters with a right hand to the body.
Louis lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Mordino.
Louis avoids the head kick by Mordino.
Mordino tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Louis swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Mordino tries a head kick but it misses.
Mordino doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Mordino throws a lazy head kick
letting Louis counter with a right hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mordino shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tom Louis dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tom Louis's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Mordino dodges the punch combination from Louis.
Nice uppercut there from Louis.
Louis gets tackled into the ropes by Mordino. Mordino maintains the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Louis as Mordino tries to tie him up.
Mordino tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Louis's elbow.
Nice body punch from Mordino - that landed with a thud.
Mordino works on Louis's body with a couple of short punches.
Mordino breaks the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mordino closes the distance and pushes Louis back into the ropes.
Mordino wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Our sources have told us that Mordino has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Louis blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Mordino fails to land.
Mordino misses with a hook from the clinch.
Louis looking to slow down the pace here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Louis breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Louis avoids the head kick by Mordino.
Louis scores with a jab.
Mordino throws a lazy head kick
and Louis counters with a three punch combo that has Mordino backing up. Mordino nods at Louis to acknowledge the strikes.
Mordino throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mordino blocks a jab.
A head kick by Mordino misses
and Louis counters with a nice body shot.
Louis thuds a left hand into Mordino's body.
Victor Mordino is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Louis blocks a head kick by Mordino.
Mordino staying out of range there.
Mordino swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Louis lands a slapping body shot.
Louis misses with a double jab.
Louis has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Mordino throws a combination. Louis tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Louis's jab looks to have found its range, popping Mordino under the eye.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mordino throws a head kick that misses.
Louis lunges at Mordino with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Mordino's hand.
Mordino lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Mordino throws a body kick that misses
and Louis counters with a straight right hand.
Mordino has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Louis bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
 Mordino is rocked!
Mordino slips a jab from Louis.
Mordino lands a jab.
Louis misses with a looping left.
Mordino jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Mordino misses with a head kick.
Victor Mordino seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A decent looking cross lands there for Louis.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Mordino.
Nice uppercut lands for Louis. That snapped Mordino's head back.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tom Louis showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Tom Louis's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Louis misses with a looping left.
Mordino throws a sloppy head kick
and Louis cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Louis defending well as Mordino loads up on a big left hand.
Mordino misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mordino throws a head kick that misses.
Louis looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Louis, as that shot connected.
A head kick by Mordino misses
and Louis connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Louis feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Mordinos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Oh Mordino is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Louis blocks a head kick by Mordino.
Mordino tries to clinch there but Louis circles away.
Mordino seems to have got his legs back now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Louis with a jab.
Louis lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
A head kick by Mordino misses
and Louis counters with a right hand to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Louis cracks Mordino with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Louis lands a lovely overhand right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mordino misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mordino throws a sloppy head kick
and Louis counters with a series of strikes. Mordino will be more careful next time no doubt.
Louis closes the distance and catches Mordino with a lead hook that drops him to the canvas! Mordino is clearly dazed and struggling here! 3,4,5,6,7 and Mordino is up to his feet but the referee has called it off! Mordino is still far too wobbly and he's not going to allow the fight to continue! Louis takes it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:18 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Tom Louis!
A very excited looking Tom Louis made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Litticius Nugetio (ranked 22320 p4p, 5326 weight class) and Solomon Bundy (ranked 665 p4p, 533 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Litticius Nugetio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Solomon Bundy!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Jorge Garcia and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A decent looking cross lands there for Bundy.
Nugetio connects with a body shot.
Nugetio scores with a nice right hand.
Nugetio throws a leg kick which misses Bundy's front leg but catches the back leg as Bundy tries to avoid it.
Bundy walks into a left hand.
Bundy slips a straight right by Nugetio.
Nugetio just misses with a punch to the body.
Litticius Nugetio seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nugetio connects with a crisp jab.
Bundy lands a jab to the nose.
Nugetio takes one on the button.
A punch lands to the side of Bundy 's head but he takes it in his stride.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bundy stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Nugetio.
Nugetio throws a hook but Bundy avoids it easily.
Nugetio misses with a two punch combination.
Bundy misses with a head kick.
Nugetio dips to his left and cracks Bundy with an uppercut!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Bundy, as that shot connected.
Bundy lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Nice defenses there by Bundy.
Bundy walks into a left hand.
Bundy walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Nugetio throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bundy sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nugetio moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromBundy.
A left lands for Nugetio.
 Bundy is rocked!
A jab lands there for Nugetio.
Bundy is still on wobbly legs! Can Nugetio finish him?
Bundy stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Nugetio.
Bundy is wiping some vaseline out of his eye. Nugetio doesn't give a rats ass about fair play and cracks him with a massive hook to the side of the head! Bundy crumples to the floor out cold! The cornerman is going to be in Bundy's bad books for that mishap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Litticius Nugetio!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Ari Baba (ranked 4228 p4p, 15808 weight class) and Scott Columbus (ranked 455 p4p, 645 weight class). Columbus has chosen Blood Of The Kings as his entrance music. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ari Baba!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 41 - 36 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Scott Columbus!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Franklyn Lucas and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Baba misses with a low kick as Columbus jumps back.
Baba throws a nice looking combination but Columbus bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Columbus lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
 It looks like Ari Baba has been cut.
Baba lands a nice shot that snaps Columbus's head back.
Nice body punch from Baba.
Columbus showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Baba.
Baba checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Baba really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Baba avoids a kick to the body.
Baba appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Baba feints and then cracks Columbus's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Columbus down.
Baba misses the jab.
Columbus swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Columbus has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Columbus there as he acknowledges the shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Baba uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Columbus.
Columbus moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Columbus goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Columbus has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Baba swinging wildly here.
Baba fails to land with a series of punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Columbus lands with a nice body punch.
Baba slips under a jab from Columbus.
Columbus just misses with a punch to the body.
Baba misses with a body shot.
A lazy left from Columbus finds it's target.
Baba works over Columbus's head and body with a nice combination.
It looks like Scott Columbus has been cut.
Columbus dodges the punch combination from Baba.
Baba jabs Columbus right on the nose. Columbus blinks but takes it well.
Columbus throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Baba sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Baba bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Baba takes a swing at Columbus's ribcage but misses.
Baba throws a right and a left that Columbus avoids nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Baba throws a right hand that misses
and Columbus counters with a one-two to the body.
Baba paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Baba is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Columbus throws a lazy head kick
and Baba cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Baba tries to bum rush Columbus with a series of wild strikes but Columbus uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Columbus looks to land a right hand but Baba moved out of range.
Baba lands a nice looking body shot.
Some wild striking there from Baba.
Baba connects with a jab.
Columbus with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Columbus misses with a body kick.
Baba jabs at Columbus's body.
Baba slips a straight right by Columbus.
Columbus is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Baba paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Columbus throws a sloppy head kick and Baba moves out of range easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Columbus misses with an uppercut.
Columbus with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Baba to score with a decent uppercut.
Columbus takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Columbus tries to close the distance and clinch but Baba swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Columbus throws a head kick but Baba moves out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ari Baba dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Baba lands a nice shot to the body.
Columbus throws a jab but it's blocked by Baba.
Baba appears to be looking for a big counter.
Baba moves out of range of the strikes.
Baba chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Columbus can pounce on him.
Columbus misses with an uppercut. Baba saw that one coming.
Baba fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Columbus manages to avoid it.
Columbus throws a hook but Baba blocks it.
Columbus uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Baba.
Columbus connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Ari Baba is winning the standup battle so far.
Good work by Columbus as he checks the leg kick.
Baba slips under a jab.
Baba throws a big shot that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Baba throws an overhand right that lands on Columbus's shoulder, as Columbus tries to avoid the shot.
The crowd cheers as Baba lands an impressive looking overhand right. Columbus doesn't seem phased though.
A jab from Columbus finds it's way through Baba's defenses.
Baba uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Columbus.
Baba swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Columbus misses the shot to the body.
Baba lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Columbus cracks a nice hook into Baba's ribs.
Columbus pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Columbus works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Baba waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Columbus.
Baba steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Columbus.
Columbus keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Columbus pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Baba moves out of range as Columbus strikes.
Baba throws out a powerful jab.
Columbus moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
A swing and a miss from Columbus.
Columbus lands a leg kick that knocks Baba off balance momentarily.
Columbus shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
A decent looking cross lands there for Baba.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Baba tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A swing and a miss from Baba.
Scott Columbus seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baba ducks under a wild hook from Columbus.
Columbus looks to land a right hand but Baba moved out of range.
Baba feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Columbus fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Baba manages to avoid it.
Baba throws a body punch but Columbus moves out of range.
Columbus slips under a jab from Baba.
Decent striking displayed by Baba there.
Columbus scores with a shot to the body.
Baba slips under a jab from Columbus.
Baba throws a looping overhand right but Columbus ducks down to avoid it.
Baba misses with a hook.
Columbus lunges at Baba with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Baba's hand.
Nice uppercut lands for Baba. That snapped Columbus's head back.
Baba uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Columbus.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Donk. Baba catches Columbus right on the button with a cross.
Columbus lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A jab from Baba does it's job there.
Baba has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Columbus finds it's way round the side to connect with Baba's head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Scott Columbus will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Columbus dips to his left and cracks Baba with an uppercut!
Baba swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Columbus.
Baba has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Columbus finds it's way round the side to connect with Baba's head.
Baba throws a body punch but Columbus moves out of range.
Columbus cracks Baba with a perfect right hand that drops him to the mat! Baba is sitting up but I can't see if he's OK from my position. The referee's count has reached 5,6,7 and Baba is still not up. Can he make it? 8,9, he's up! Wow, he cut that one a bit fine!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Baba thows a left - swing and a miss!
Baba misses with a straight left.
Nice cross by Columbus.
Baba is rocked!
Baba throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Columbus flicks out a counter leg kick but Baba steps away.
Oh Baba is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Baba throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Columbus fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Baba seems to have got his legs back now.
Baba defending well as Columbus loads up on a big left hand.
Baba thinks about countering with a body kick.
Baba walks straight into a perfectly timed right hook, crumpling him to the floor! Baba is in all kinds of trouble here - can he beat the count? 3,4,5,6,7,8,9....10 - he's out and it's by a long way too - he didn't ever look like beating that count!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:47 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Scott Columbus!
During a confident post fight interview, Scott Columbus thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Brandon Baldwin (ranked 2408 p4p, 6020 weight class) and Darren Tellkins (ranked 325 p4p, 649 weight class). Tellkins has chosen Stunna 4 Vegas - Punch me in Pt 4 as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 30 - 24 - 1, fighting out of London, Brandon Baldwin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 29 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Darren Tellkins!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Dean Styles and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tellkins misses with an uppercut.
Tellkins fails with an attempt to clinch.
Baldwin misses with a head kick.
Tellkins now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tellkins looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tellkins has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Tellkins takes a kick to the side of the head.
Baldwin tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Baldwin uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tellkins.
Baldwin gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Tellkins clinches up with Baldwin and pushes him back against the ropes.
Tellkins missing with knees to the body.
Baldwin breaks from the clinch.
Tellkins rushes Baldwin and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Tellkins tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Baldwin avoids it.
Tellkins throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Baldwin blocks it with crossed arms.
Tellkins swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tellkins lands with a right to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Baldwin tries to break free but Tellkins pushes him back against the ropes.
Tellkins escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Baldwin tries to work over Tellkins's front leg with a kick but Tellkins checks it.
Baldwin misses with a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baldwin tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Baldwin tries to land a front kick but Tellkins steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Baldwin misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Baldwin misses with a low kick.
Baldwin takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Baldwin uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tellkins.
It looked like Baldwin was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Tellkins fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Tellkins avoids a punch combination nicely.
Baldwin on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Baldwin lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Tellkins has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Tellkins and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
No joy there for Baldwin, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Baldwin throws a head kick but Tellkins moves out of range.
Decent striking displayed by Tellkins there.
Tellkins cracks a nice hook into Baldwin's ribs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A low kick from Baldwin is predictable there
and Tellkins makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Tellkins misses with a looping right.
Tellkins thuds his right hand into Baldwin's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Baldwin is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baldwin scores with a head kick.
It looks like Darren Tellkins has been cut.
A swing and a miss from Tellkins.
Tellkins closes the distance and pushes Baldwin back into the ropes.
Baldwin tries to circle away but Tellkins has him pinned against the ropes.
Tellkins breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tellkins misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nice body punch from Tellkins.
Tellkins tests Baldwin's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Oh Baldwin is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
It looks like Brandon Baldwin has been cut.
Tellkins with a nice calf kick.
Tellkins connects with a quick right hand that sends Baldwin tumbling backwards onto the canvas! As his head bounces into the ropes, it doesn't look good for him beating the count! 3,4,5,6,7 and he's up! No, he's back down again! This one is all over - the referee has called off the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Darren Tellkins!
Darren Tellkins took to the mic in his post fight interview and said 'Unbeatable #1 p4p goat '.
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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Crown Halo (ranked 3412 p4p, 23414 weight class) and Kyle Kovingten (ranked 454 p4p, 753 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Kovingten's choice of entrance music: Tool - Schism. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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21 - 8 - 2 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 28 - 28 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Crown Halo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 8 - 2, fighting out of Sydney, Kyle Kovingten!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Steve Montenegro and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Halo ducks under a wild hook from Kovingten.
Halo slips a straight right by Kovingten.
A quick step to the side and Halo tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Halo looks to land a right hand but Kovingten moved out of range.
Halo has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Halo there as he acknowledges the shot.
Halo looks to score with a jab to the body but Kovingten is just out of range.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kovingten.
Halo fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kovingten lands with a slapping head kick.
Halo blocks a jab.
Kovingten throws a right hand that misses
and Halo counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Halo moves forwards but Kovingten connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Kovingten throws a looping overhand right but Halo ducks down to avoid it.
Halo misses with a low kick.
Halo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kovingten misses with an uppercut.
Kovingten chopping away at his opponent's legs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Halo closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
A big left from Kovingten misses.
Halo throws a half hearted mid kick.
Kovingten fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Halo has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Halo misses with an attempted mid kick.
A slow jab from Halo misses its intended target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kovingten lets loose with a powerful body kick. Halo will feel that in the morning.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Kovingten moves out of range as Halo strikes.
Kovingten throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Halo's head.
A slapping body kick lands there for Kovingten.
Kovingten keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
No joy there for Kovingten, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kovingten lands a nice hook to Halo's body. Halo takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Halo misses with a body kick.
Halo throws a head kick that misses.
Kovingten goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Halo lands with a cross.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kovingten moves out of range of the strikes.
Kovingten connects with a leg kick.
Kovingten misses with a double jab.
Halo misses with a body shot.
Kovingten walks into a jab.
Kovingten throws a lazy right hand but Halo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kovingten fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Halo, pushing him back against the ropes.
Kovingten lands an elbow just above Halo 's eye.
Halo blocks an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Halo lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Kovingten fails to land.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Halo is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Halo seems a little flustered. He's come in with the intention of controlling the clinch but Kovingten is preventing him from doing so, at least for the moment.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Halo obliges.
Kovingten tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Halo lands an uppercut.
Halo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kovingten misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kovingten avoiding damage as Halo throws knees to the body.
Halo blocks an elbow strike from Kovingten.
Kovingten gets through Halo's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Kovingten fails to land.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kovingten lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Halo backwards.
Halo misses with a punch to the body.
Halo trying to control the position but instead, Kovingten has worked for underhooks and has pushed Halo into the ropes.
Halo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kovingten.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kyle Kovingten dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Kovingten lands a slapping body shot.
Halo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kovingten.
Kovingten connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A nice combination there by Kovingten.
Kovingten bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Halo's head backwards.
A slow jab from Halo misses its intended target.
Halo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kovingten swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Halo lands a nice looking kick to the body. Kovingten takes a step back to recover.
Kovingten connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Halo momentarily.
Halo takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Kovingten's jab looks to have found its range, popping Halo under the eye.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Halo lands an overhand right.
A nice leg kick from Kovingten, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kovingten thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Halo if he has to take too many more of those.
Halo takes the fight into the clinch.
Kovingten misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kovingten prevents a body shot from Halo.
Kovingten avoiding damage as Halo throws knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short left from Kovingten.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kovingten.
Halo is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Kyle Kovingten seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Halo.
Kovingten swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Halo connects with a nasty looking knee right to Kovingten's face.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Kovingten creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Halo with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Halo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kovingten swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kovingten softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Kovingten misses with some punches.
Kovingten looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Kovingten has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Halo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kovingten lands an uppercut.
Halo avoids the elbow strike from Kovingten, against the ropes.
Halo misses with a knee to the head.
Halo lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kovingten works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kovingten lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Halo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Halo stalling in the clinch but Kovingten improves position.
Kovingten is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Halo is keeping busy.
Halo takes a shot to the head.
Halo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kovingten tries to stall but Halo uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Halo struggles to land a body shot inside as Kovingten controls his hands.
Halo lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Halo throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kovingten lands an elbow just above Halo 's eye.
Kovingten tries to throw a body punch but Halo avoids it by throwing Kovingten back against the ropes.
Kovingten swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kovingten looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A head punch on the inside from Kovingten fails to land.
Halo blocks an elbow strike from Kovingten.
Halo blocks an uppercut.
Kovingten comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kyle Kovingten showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Kovingten connects with a looping right hand.
Crown Halo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Well,Halo is on his way to losing a decision here. Can he use his experience to pull something off in the closing minutes?
Halo avoids a punch combination nicely.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Kovingten. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Kovingten misses with a straight right.
Halo tries to land a front kick but Kovingten steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Kyle Kovingten seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Halo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Halo is looking to counter with a body kick.
Halo throws a body shot but no joy.
A big right from Kovingten misses.
Kovingten stalks Halo and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Halo's face. Halo staggers backwards, shaken.
Kovingten uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Halo.
It seemed like Kovingten was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Kovingten lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Kovingten.
Kovingten fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Halo has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Kovingten moves out of range as Halo strikes.
Kovingten lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kovingten lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Halo fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Kovingten, pushing him back against the ropes.
Halo tries a knee to the head but Kovingten blocks it.
Kovingten lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Halo connects with a knee to the head.
Halo blocking some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Halo tries to land a knee to the head but Kovingten blocks with his arms.
A short right from Kovingten.
A short uppercut from Kovingten.
Kovingten lands an elbow just above Halo 's eye.
Kovingten prevents a body shot from Halo.
Kovingten looking to slow down the pace here.
Halo missing with knees to the body.
Kovingten misses with a punch on the inside.
Kovingten misses with a punch on the inside.
Halo struggles to land a body shot inside as Kovingten controls his hands.
Kovingten throws a punch but it's blocked by Halo.
Kovingten takes a shot to the head.
Kovingten throws a head punch that misses.
Kovingten lands a body shot in the clinch.
A short right from Kovingten.
Halo blocking some punches.
Kovingten misses with a punch on the inside.
Halo is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Kyle Kovingten is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Halo tries to land knees in the clinch but Kovingten avoids the damage to the body.
Kovingten swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Halo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kovingten.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kovingten lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Halo backwards.
Halo blocks the elbow strike.
Halo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Halo lands a nice shot to the body.
Kovingten lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Halo.
Halo scores with a shoulder strike.
Halo with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Halo tries a knee to the head but Kovingten blocks it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Halo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Halo tries a knee to the head but Kovingten blocks it.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Halo as Kovingten tries to tie him up.
Halo swings wildly with an uppercut but Kovingten uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kyle Kovingten comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Kovingten has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight for Kyle Kovingten!
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight for Kyle Kovingten!
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight for Kyle Kovingten!
Kyle Kovingten wins by unanimous decision!
A very excited looking Kyle Kovingten rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight kickboxing rules bout between Tang Maul (ranked 23778 p4p, 3326 weight class) and Kazuhisa Nagashima (ranked 289 p4p, 159 weight class). Maul comes to the ring accompanied by Somewhere I Belong. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tang Maul!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Kazuhisa Nagashima!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Jorge Garcia and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maul swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nagashima chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Maul can pounce on him.
Nagashima uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Maul.
Nagashima moves out of range of the leg kick from Maul.
Maul swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nagashima throws a leg kick but Maul sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Maul half committed to a counter leg kick.
Maul uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nagashima.
Maul has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Nagashima fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Maul works Nagashima's body with a nice hook.
Nagashima misses with a left hand
and Maul cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nagashima misses with a leg kick.
Maul swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A shot to the liver by Nagashima. Beautiful body shot.
Maul scores with a push kick.
Nagashima misses with a two punch combination.
Nagashima uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Maul.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Maul throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Nagashima ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Maul throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nagashima misses with a hook
and Maul counters with a good low kick that Nagashima was not able to check.
Maul lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Nagashima at a distance.
A punch combination from Nagashima misses.
Maul dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nagashima with a nice calf kick.
Maul looks for the body kick but Nagashima saw that one coming.
Tang Maul seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Maul throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Nagashima slips a jab from Maul.
Nagashima fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Maul lands with a thumping leg kick.
Maul takes a swing at Nagashima's ribcage but misses.
Maul moves out of range as Nagashima strikes.
Nagashima moves out of range of the body kick from Maul.
Nagashima looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Nagashima misses with a leg kick.
Nagashima looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Nice straight punches there by Maul. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Maul.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nagashima checks a leg kick.
Maul backing away here, and Nagashima unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maul thuds a left hand into Nagashima's body.
Nagashima sizes up Maul with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
A good leg kick by Nagashima.
Nagashima throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Nagashima takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Maul misses with a body shot.
Maul throws a predictable looking body shot
letting Nagashima counter with a right hand.
Nagashima slips a straight right by Maul.
It seemed like Nagashima was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Maul swings for the body but Nagashima moves out of range.
Nagashima moves out of range as Maul throws a body kick.
Nagashima throws a leg kick that misses.
Maul wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Nice body kick there by Maul.
Maul looks for the body kick but Nagashima saw that one coming.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Maul fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Nagashima checks it well.
Some bone on bone action there as Maul checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Maul misses with a looping right.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tang Maul dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Maul checks the leg kick nicely there.
Maul with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A jab from Maul misses.
Nagashima misses with a straight right.
Nagashima throws a lazy uppercut
and Maul counters with a low kick, right behind Nagashima 's knee.
Nagashima just misses with a punch to the body.
Nagashima lands a nice looking kick to the body. Maul takes a step back to recover.
Nagashima thows a leg kick but Maul checks it
and Maul connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A jab lands there for Nagashima.
Jab, jab by Nagashima - just one landing.
Nagashima blocks a leg kick.
Maul throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nagashima dips to his left and cracks Maul with an uppercut!
Nagashima scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Maul uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Nagashima.
Maul with a hook.
Nagashima slips a straight right by Maul.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nagashima is looking to slow Maul down with leg kicks.
Maul throws the kick towards the body but Nagashima avoids it.
Maul pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Maul is looking to chop away at Nagashima's legs.
Maul tries to land a leg kick but Nagashima saw it coming and moves away.
Maul moves forwards but Nagashima connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Maul wants to clinch up but Nagashima keeps it at a distance.
Nice defenses there by Nagashima.
Maul tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nagashima was well out of range. Poor timing from Maul.
Maul throws a body shot but no joy.
Maul connects with a good right hand that stumbles Nagashima. Nagashima circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Maul swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Maul throws a half hearted mid kick.
Nagashima's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Nagashima duly obliges.
Maul throws a hook but Nagashima avoids it easily.
Nagashima looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Maul takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A slapping leg kick lands for Nagashima.
Nagashima walks into a stiff left hand from Maul.
Nagashima lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
A telegraphed right hand from Maul misses the target.
It seemed like Nagashima was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Maul takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Maul. Nagashima does a little dance to reset his feet.
Maul looks to land a body kick but Nagashima moved away.
Nagashima feints and then cracks Maul's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Maul down.
Maul tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Maul uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nagashima.
Nagashima checks a leg kick.
Nagashima takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Maul throws a predictable looking body shot
and Maul takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Maul swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nagashima ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kazuhisa Nagashima showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
A head kick from Nagashima lands but Maul takes it in his stride.
Maul takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Nagashima moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Nagashima misses with a right hand
and Maul counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nagashima scores with a leg kick.
Maul scores with a jab. Nagashima acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Maul throws a low kick but Nagashima moves out of range easily.
Nagashima getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Maul swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nagashima with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Nagashima lands with a slapping head kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nagashima lands with a thumping leg kick.
A low kick lands for Nagashima.
Nagashima moves out of range of the body kick from Maul.
Nice shot by Maul.
Nagashima throws a body punch but Maul moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nagashima connects with a body shot.
Maul throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Maul throws a wild body kick that Nagashima sees coming a mile off.
Maul looks to clinch
and Nagashima counters with a nice uppercut.
Maul clobbers Nagashima with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Maul lands the left hand.
Maul bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Maul thows a left - swing and a miss!
Maul throws out a loose jab but Nagashima uses good head movement to avoid it.
Maul ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Nagashima tries a low kick but Maul avoids it.
An attempted straight right counter from Maul misses the target.
Nagashima pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Maul moves into the clinch.
Nagashima on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Maul lands an elbow just above Nagashima 's eye.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Maul lands with a short shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maul with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Maul cracks Nagashima with a nice body shot.
Knees in the clinch landing for Maul.
Maul digs a right hand into Nagashima's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Nagashima's gas tank.
Nagashima tries to throw a body punch but Maul avoids it by throwing Nagashima back against the ropes.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
A body shot lands from Nagashima.
Maul gets through Nagashima's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Nagashima escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nagashima wants to slow Maul down by chopping away at his legs.
Maul tries to close the distance and clinch up but Nagashima swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Maul backing away here, and Nagashima unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
A thudding body kick lands there by Maul!
Maul takes one on the chin but seems OK.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Maul throws a shot from downtown. Nagashima moves away and avoids it.
Maul throws a body punch but Nagashima moves out of range.
Nagashima looks to land a combination but Maul avoids it well.
Maul misses with an uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Tang Maul did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Maul lands a lovely overhand right.
Nagashima swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Maul ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nagashima moves away.
Nagashima misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Maul.
Nagashima is looking to score with low kicks.
Nagashima uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Maul.
Maul with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Maul with a jab.
Nagashima ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Maul throws a chopping leg kick but Nagashima manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Nagashima is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Maul.
Maul is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maul looks to score with a jab to the body but Nagashima is just out of range.
A countering left hand to the body from Nagashima misses.
Maul misses with a leg kick.
Nagashima uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Maul.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Nagashima.
Maul thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maul bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Nagashima's head.
Nagashima gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Nagashima scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
A slow jab from Maul misses its intended target.
Nagashima only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Maul misses the shot to the body.
Nagashima is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Nagashima looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Nagashima throws a low kick but Maul moves out of range easily.
Nagashima blocks a leg kick.
Maul dodges the punch combination from Nagashima.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Nagashima.
Maul tried to counter with a leg kick but Nagashima avoided it.
Maul misses with a body shot.
Nagashima scores with a decent looking hook.
Maul throws a body kick that misses
and Nagashima counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maul throws a body shot but no joy.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Maul tries to score with a low kick but Nagashima moves his leg out of the way.
Nagashima moves out of range as Maul throws a body kick.
Nagashima throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nagashima blocks a leg kick.
Nagashima tries to land a front kick but Maul steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Tang Maul is winning the standup battle so far.
Nagashima throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Nice jab there from Maul.
Maul lands a head shot.
Nagashima thuds a left hand into Maul's body.
Nagashima ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Maul moves away.
Maul thuds his shin into the meat of Nagashima's side.
Nice straight punches there by Nagashima. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Nagashima.
Maul throws a body shot but no joy.
Nagashima moves out of range of the body kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tang Maul had his way with Kazuhisa Nagashima in that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Nagashima chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Nagashima walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Maul dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Nagashima. That did some damage!
Maul looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Maul lands a lovely overhand right.
Nagashima lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Maul misses the jab.
Nagashima throws a front kick aimed at Maul's knee but Maul avoids it well.
Maul throws a solid leg kick but Nagashima takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Maul.
Nagashima waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Maul.
Maul scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nagashima looks to throw the jab but Maul is out of range.
Maul fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Nagashima on the side of the head.
Nagashima wants to slow Maul down by chopping away at his legs.
Maul throws a nice looking combination but Nagashima bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kazuhisa Nagashima has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maul misses with an uppercut.
No joy there for Maul, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Maul avoids the head kick by Nagashima.
A low kick from Nagashima misses
and Maul counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A looping hook to the body misses from Maul. Nagashima does a little dance to reset his feet.
Maul misses with a low kick.
A jab from Nagashima misses.
Maul is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Nagashima.
Nagashima blocks a jab.
Nagashima throws a low kick but Maul moves out of range easily.
Maul takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A jab from Nagashima misses.
Maul with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Maul throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nagashima throws a jab but it's blocked by Maul.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maul connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Nagashima momentarily.
Maul throws a jab but it's blocked by Nagashima.
Maul takes one on the button.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Maul takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Good work by Nagashima as he checks the leg kick.
Maul with the inside leg kick.
Nagashima fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Maul is out of range.
Nice straight punches there by Nagashima. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Nagashima.
Maul swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nagashima tries a quick counter leg kick but Maul is wise to it.
Maul tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nagashima was well out of range. Poor timing from Maul.
A low kick lands for Nagashima.
A big right from Nagashima misses.
Nagashima misses with a low kick as Maul jumps back.
Nagashima uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Maul.
Maul delivers a nice body kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tang Maul showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Maul has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight for Tang Maul!
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight for Tang Maul!
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight for Tang Maul!
Tang Maul wins by unanimous decision!
Tang Maul retains his bantamweight title!
An out of breath Tang Maul thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Abdel Mumu 3.0 (ranked 79 p4p, 23390 weight class) and Melankomas Caria (ranked 12 p4p, 713 weight class). Caria has chosen Roy Jones Jr - I Smoke, I Drink feat. Mr. Magic & Youngbloodz) as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 32 - 13 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Abdel Mumu 3.0!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 34 - 15 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Melankomas Caria!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Jorge Garcia and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Caria is looking to clinch but Mumu 3.0 is avoiding it.
Caria uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mumu 3.0.
Mumu 3.0 seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Mumu 3.0 looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Caria drives through and clinches with Mumu 3.0 against the ropes.
Caria misses with a punch on the inside.
Mumu 3.0 presses Caria against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Mumu 3.0 lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Caria backwards.
Caria tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mumu 3.0's elbow.
A head punch on the inside from Caria fails to land.
Caria lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Caria throws a punch but it's blocked by Mumu 3.0.
Mumu 3.0 is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Caria is keeping busy.
Caria's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Caria with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Caria cracks Mumu 3.0 with a nice body shot.
Mumu 3.0 tries to throw a body punch but Caria avoids it by throwing Mumu 3.0 back against the ropes.
Mumu 3.0 scores with a shot to the side of Caria's head.
A right hook to the body lands for Caria.
Caria misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Caria looking to throw knees to the head but Mumu 3.0 is blocking nicely.
Nice body punch from Mumu 3.0.
Caria tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short body shot lands from Mumu 3.0 as the two fighters clinch.
Mumu 3.0 prevents a body shot from Caria.
Mumu 3.0 tries to work over Caria's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A right handed body shot lands from Mumu 3.0.
Mumu 3.0 misses with a knee to the head.
Caria misses with a knee strike.
Mumu 3.0 misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mumu 3.0 managing to block the knees to the body from Caria.
Nice body punch from Caria.
Mumu 3.0 misses with a punch on the inside.
A knee to the head by Caria.
It looks like Abdel Mumu 3.0 has been cut.
Caria tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mumu 3.0's elbow.
Mumu 3.0 tries to land a knee to the head but Caria blocks with his arms.
Caria displaying some good clinch control by pressing Mumu 3.0 up against the ropes.
Caria misses with a punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Caria.
Mumu 3.0 stalling in the clinch but Caria improves position.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Caria.
Mumu 3.0 on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Mumu 3.0 takes a knee right on the jaw!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Caria misses with a punch on the inside.
Caria scores with a shoulder strike.
Caria has a couple of punches blocked by Mumu 3.0.
Mumu 3.0 misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Caria using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Caria with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Caria using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Mumu 3.0 has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Caria scores with a shoulder strike.
Mumu 3.0 lands with a left to the head.
Caria with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Caria throws a punch but it's blocked by Mumu 3.0.
Mumu 3.0 tries a knee to the head but Caria blocks it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Caria.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Caria lands a nice knee to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Melankomas Caria dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Abdel Mumu 3.0's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Caria closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Caria lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A knee to the head by Mumu 3.0.
Caria lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Caria misses with a hook to the ribs.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Caria creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short right from Mumu 3.0 on the inside.
Mumu 3.0 scores with a shot to the side of Caria's head.
Caria lands with a short shot to the head.
Mumu 3.0 is trying to maintain a safe position but Caria gets an underhook and turns Mumu 3.0 into the ropes.
Caria lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mumu 3.0 takes a knee right on the jaw!
Caria blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Caria makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Caria has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Mumu 3.0 can't find room to land a body shot as Caria controls the action.
Caria lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Caria unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Caria has a couple of punches blocked by Mumu 3.0.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Mumu 3.0 - that landed with a thud.
Mumu 3.0 misses with a punch to the body.
Caria looking to throw knees to the head but Mumu 3.0 is blocking nicely.
Caria lands a knee to the body.
Caria misses with the head strike.
Mumu 3.0 lands a nice uppercut.
Caria lands with a left to the head.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Caria misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mumu 3.0 lands a hook that snaps the head of Caria backwards.
Caria lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Mumu 3.0.
Mumu 3.0 tries to work over Caria's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Caria swings wildly with an uppercut but Mumu 3.0 uses good head movement to avoid it.
Caria tries to throw a body punch but Mumu 3.0 avoids it by throwing Caria back against the ropes.
Caria blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Caria lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Caria using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Caria trying to land knees to the body.
Melankomas Caria seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Caria fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Caria.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Caria obliges.
A body shot lands from Mumu 3.0.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Caria.
Mumu 3.0 lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Mumu 3.0 avoiding damage as Caria throws knees to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mumu 3.0.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Caria.
Caria throws a knee to the head but misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mumu 3.0.
Mumu 3.0 taking a breather.
A short left from Mumu 3.0.
Caria blocks a body shot from Mumu 3.0.
Caria scores a nice knee to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mumu 3.0 blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Mumu 3.0 prevents a body shot from Caria.
Caria lands a hook that snaps the head of Mumu 3.0 backwards.
Mumu 3.0 lands with a short head shot on the inside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Melankomas Caria showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Abdel Mumu 3.0's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Caria lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Mumu 3.0 misses the shot to the body.
Mumu 3.0 takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Mumu 3.0 misses with a wild combination.
Caria throws out a counter right but Mumu 3.0 avoids it with no problem.
Caria misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mumu 3.0.
Caria walks into a left hand.
Mumu 3.0 slips a straight right by Caria.
Jab by Caria.
Good standup being displayed there by Caria as he connects with a hook.
Caria avoids the body shot from Mumu 3.0.
Caria throws a jab when Mumu 3.0 was well out of range.
Mumu 3.0 with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Caria throws a low kick but Mumu 3.0 avoids it.
Mumu 3.0 takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Mumu 3.0 instigates a clinch.
Caria has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Caria tries a knee to the head but Mumu 3.0 blocks it.
A short right from Mumu 3.0 on the inside.
A right hand to the body from Caria.
Mumu 3.0 lands a shoulder strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Caria scores with a shot to the side of Mumu 3.0's head.
Mumu 3.0 lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Mumu 3.0 managing to block the knees to the body from Caria.
Caria landing knees to the body.
Caria managing to block the knees to the body from Mumu 3.0.
Mumu 3.0 managing to block the knees to the body from Caria.
Mumu 3.0 tries a knee to the head but Caria blocks it.
Caria blocking some punches.
Caria throws a head punch that misses.
Caria landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Caria blocks a body shot from Mumu 3.0.
Mumu 3.0 misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mumu 3.0 lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Caria backwards.
Mumu 3.0 misses with a hook to the ribs.
Caria blocking some punches.
Caria blocks a body shot from Mumu 3.0.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Caria.
Caria tries to throw a body punch but Mumu 3.0 avoids it by throwing Caria back against the ropes.
Mumu 3.0 misses with some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mumu 3.0 throws a punch but it's blocked by Caria.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mumu 3.0 fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mumu 3.0 tries a body shot but Caria blocks it.
Caria takes a shot to the head.
Mumu 3.0 blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mumu 3.0 avoiding damage as Caria throws knees to the body.
Caria misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mumu 3.0 managing to block the knees to the body from Caria.
Mumu 3.0 misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mumu 3.0 avoiding damage as Caria throws knees to the body.
Mumu 3.0 looking to stall.
Mumu 3.0 is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Mumu 3.0 seems a little flustered. He's come in with the intention of controlling the clinch but Caria is preventing him from doing so, at least for the moment.
Knees in the clinch landing for Caria.
Caria with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Mumu 3.0 tries a body shot but Caria blocks it.
Caria stalling in the clinch but Mumu 3.0 improves position.
Mumu 3.0 tries to throw a body punch but Caria avoids it by throwing Mumu 3.0 back against the ropes.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Melankomas Caria just about did enough to take it.
The cut man is working on Abdel Mumu 3.0's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Mumu 3.0 looks to score with a jab to the body but Caria is just out of range.
Mumu 3.0 has Caria up against the ropes in a clinch.
Caria blocks an uppercut.
Mumu 3.0 blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Mumu 3.0 misses with a hook to the ribs.
Caria scores a nice knee to the body.
Still in the clinch, Caria scores with a nice short uppercut.
Mumu 3.0 misses with a punch to the body.
Caria connects with a knee to the head.
Caria misses with some punches.
Mumu 3.0 tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Mumu 3.0 swings away with an uppercut that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Caria tries to work over Mumu 3.0's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Caria holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
Caria is looking to control Mumu 3.0's arms but Mumu 3.0 gets an underhook and turns him. Now Caria has his back to the ropes.
Caria working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short right from Mumu 3.0 on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Caria misses with a knee strike.
A short uppercut from Mumu 3.0.
Caria makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Mumu 3.0 tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Caria's elbow.
Caria tries a body shot but Mumu 3.0 blocks it.
Caria tries to land knees in the clinch but Mumu 3.0 avoids the damage to the body.
Mumu 3.0 misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mumu 3.0 scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Mumu 3.0 struggles to land a body shot inside as Caria controls his hands.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Caria obliges.
Caria throws a knee to the head but misses.
Mumu 3.0 doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mumu 3.0 tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Caria's elbow.
Mumu 3.0 lands a body punch.
Mumu 3.0 blocking some punches.
Caria using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Mumu 3.0 has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Mumu 3.0 tries a body shot but Caria blocks it.
Mumu 3.0 lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Mumu 3.0 works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mumu 3.0 cracks Caria with a nice body shot.
Caria is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Caria throws a punch but it's blocked by Mumu 3.0.
Caria blocks an elbow strike.
Caria tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mumu 3.0 scores with a nice hook to the head.
Mumu 3.0 tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Caria's elbow.
Caria swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Caria makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Caria digs a right hand into Mumu 3.0's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Mumu 3.0's gas tank.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Mumu 3.0 tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Caria goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Caria tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Caria misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Caria takes an elbow to the temple.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Melankomas Caria will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Abdel Mumu 3.0's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
A bone on bone clash there as Mumu 3.0 blocks the leg kick.
Mumu 3.0 looks to score with a jab to the body but Caria is just out of range.
Mumu 3.0 tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Caria was well out of range. Poor timing from Mumu 3.0.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Caria! But no joy.
Caria missing with a left hand there. Mumu 3.0 was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Mumu 3.0 wants to clinch up but Caria keeps it at a distance.
A big right from Mumu 3.0 misses.
Melankomas Caria seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Caria loads up on a big right hand but Mumu 3.0 slips the punch.
Mumu 3.0 digs a good hook to Caria's body.
Mumu 3.0 lands with a thumping leg kick.
A big left from Caria misses.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Caria forces Mumu 3.0 back against the ropes and clinches.
Mumu 3.0 managing to block the knees to the body from Caria.
Mumu 3.0 throws a head punch that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mumu 3.0 takes a shot to the head.
Mumu 3.0 swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mumu 3.0 swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A knee to the head by Caria.
A short left from Caria.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Caria is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Mumu 3.0 is defending well for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mumu 3.0 misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nice body punch from Caria.
Mumu 3.0 fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Caria throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Abdel Mumu 3.0 has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Caria blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Caria tries to work over Mumu 3.0's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Caria taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Caria lands an uppercut.
Caria tries a knee to the head but Mumu 3.0 blocks it.
Caria throws a knee to the head but misses.
Mumu 3.0 blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Caria lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Caria misses with the head strike.
Mumu 3.0 misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mumu 3.0 takes a shot to the head.
Caria content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Mumu 3.0 misses with some punches.
Caria takes a shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mumu 3.0 misses with a body punch.
Caria scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Caria throws a knee to the head but misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Caria utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mumu 3.0.
Mumu 3.0 struggles to land a body shot inside as Caria controls his hands.
Caria tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mumu 3.0 avoids it.
Caria blocks a body shot from Mumu 3.0.
A short uppercut from Caria.
A body shot lands from Mumu 3.0.
Mumu 3.0 tries a body shot but Caria blocks it.
Mumu 3.0 misses with a hook to the ribs.
Caria tries to work over Mumu 3.0's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Caria misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mumu 3.0 blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Caria throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Mumu 3.0 blocks it with crossed arms.
Caria is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
And that's the end of the fight!
Melankomas Caria comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Caria has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge John Roberts scores the fight for Melankomas Caria!
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight for Melankomas Caria!
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight for Melankomas Caria!
Melankomas Caria wins by unanimous decision!
Melankomas Caria is the new lightweight champion!
Our winner, Melankomas Caria, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Songkom Fairtex (ranked 23407 p4p, 20305 weight class) and Vincent McGuire (ranked 644 p4p, 656 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Songkom Fairtex!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Vincent McGuire!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Columbo Gatti and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fairtex lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Good leg kick by McGuire.
Fairtex turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Fairtex misses the shot to the body.
McGuire throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Fairtex fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
McGuire will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Fairtex lands a slapping body shot.
Fairtex throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent McGuire stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
McGuire scores with a head kick.
It looks like Songkom Fairtex has been cut.
McGuire throws a looping overhand right but Fairtex ducks down to avoid it.
Fairtex misses with an uppercut
and McGuire counters with a stiff right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fairtex dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on McGuire. That did some damage!
Songkom Fairtex seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McGuire just misses with a punch to the body.
As McGuire tries to get set, Fairtex tries to push him back and clinch up but McGuire manages to avoid the attempt.
Fairtex fakes high and swings low for a body shot but McGuire manages to avoid it.
Fairtex misses the jab.
Fairtex scores with a body shot.
McGuire on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGuire takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
McGuire throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
McGuire on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Fairtex throws out a loose jab but McGuire uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fairtex throws a right hand that misses
and Fairtex takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A jab from Fairtex misses.
Fairtex just misses with a punch to the body.
Fairtex clinches.
A right hand to the body from McGuire.
McGuire stalling in the clinch but Fairtex improves position.
Fairtex blocking some punches.
Fairtex stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
McGuire blocks an elbow strike from Fairtex.
McGuire can't find room to land a body shot as Fairtex controls the action.
I was talking to Fairtex's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Fairtex slowing the pace effectively.
Fairtex throws an elbow that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fairtex can't find room to land a body shot as McGuire controls the action.
McGuire taking a breather.
McGuire lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fairtex content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Fairtex with an attempt at a knee that misses.
McGuire trying to control the position but instead, Fairtex has worked for underhooks and has pushed McGuire into the ropes.
McGuire wants to stall.
McGuire seems frustrated at his inability to get double underhooks.
McGuire on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Fairtex has McGuire pushed against the ropes.
Come on Fairtex - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Fairtex pushes off an throws an elbow but McGuire leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Fairtex softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
McGuire throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Fairtexs head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Songkom Fairtex dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Songkom Fairtex's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Fairtex throws a head kick that misses.
McGuire tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Fairtex scores with a head kick. McGuire tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
McGuire doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A slapping leg kick lands for Fairtex.
McGuire just misses with a punch to the body.
Fairtex seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
A nice leg kick lands there from McGuire.
McGuire looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Fairtex tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but McGuire was well out of range. Poor timing from Fairtex.
A jab from Fairtex misses.
Fairtex lands with a right hand.
Fairtex throws a front kick that sends McGuire stumbling back into the ropes.
Fairtex misses with a shot to the body
and McGuire counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McGuire throws a wild body kick that Fairtex sees coming a mile off.
Fairtex is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that McGuire can do to turn this around?
McGuire walks into a straight right hand from Fairtex.
McGuire takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGuire misses with a head kick.
Fairtex connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Fairtex misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
McGuire throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A decent looking cross lands there for Fairtex.
McGuire is rocked!
McGuire pivots, looking for a leg kick but Fairtex is out of range and McGuire settles back down.
A low kick from Fairtex is predictable there
letting McGuire counter with a right hand.
McGuire connects with a high kick.
Fairtex is looking to land body kicks.
McGuire looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
McGuire uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fairtex.
Fairtex scores with a leg kick.
McGuire throws a push kick but Fairtex slaps the foot to one side.
Fairtex takes a head kick and keeps coming.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fairtex misses with an uppercut.
Fairtex looks to land a right hand but McGuire moved out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fairtex misses with a lunging right hand
and McGuire counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Fairtex is rocked!
A swing and a miss from McGuire.
Oh Fairtex is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Songkom Fairtex is winning the standup battle so far.
McGuire throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
McGuire tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Fairtex seems to have got his legs back now.
McGuire throws a nice inside leg kick.
Fairtex throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Fairtex misses with a shot to the body
and McGuire counters with a nice body kick.
Good leg kick by Fairtex.
McGuire pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Fairtex wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
McGuire goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Fairtex moves into the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fairtex taking a breather.
McGuire takes an elbow to the forehead.
It looks like Vincent McGuire has been cut.
A head punch on the inside from McGuire fails to land.
Fairtex throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
McGuire tries a body shot but Fairtex blocks it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Songkom Fairtex will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
McGuire uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Fairtex.
McGuire is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Fairtex with a body shot.
McGuire misses with a body shot.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Fairtex.
McGuire throws a looping overhand right but Fairtex ducks down to avoid it.
Fairtex moves out of range as McGuire throws a body kick.
Fairtex tries to counter by clinching up but McGuire breaks away and moves out of range.
Fairtex dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on McGuire. That did some damage!
McGuire lands an overhand right.
Fairtex moves into the clinch.
Fairtex lands a nice elbow.
Fairtex utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Fairtex lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Fairtex creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through McGuire's defenses.
Fairtex digs a right hand underneath McGuire's ribcage. McGuire let out a lung full of air as it connected.
McGuire takes a knee to the side of the body.
McGuire takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fairtex taking a breather.
Fairtex scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGuire tries to work over Fairtex's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
McGuire has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Fairtex seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if McGuire can turn it around.
Fairtex blocking some punches.
Fairtex looking to stall.
McGuire misses with some punches.
McGuire takes an elbow to the temple.
McGuire can't find room to land a body shot as Fairtex controls the action.
McGuire tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Fairtex lands a body shot.
McGuire has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Fairtex works on McGuire's body with a couple of short punches.
Fairtex knocks McGuire to the floor with a big elbow! Not sure whether that caught him more off guard or if he's really hurt. He's beaten the count so we'll continue the fight.
McGuire is still on wobbly legs! Can Fairtex finish him?
McGuire avoids the head kick by Fairtex.
Fairtex looks to score with a jab to the body but McGuire is just out of range.
McGuire shapes to counter with a head kick.
McGuire seems to have recovered his senses.
Fairtex lands with a shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fairtex tries a head kick but it misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fairtex with a body punch. A glancing blow.
McGuire's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A slapping leg kick lands for Fairtex.
Fairtex lands a front kick.
A nice leg kick from Fairtex, right into the meat of the thigh.
A nice leg kick lands there from Fairtex.
Fairtex lands with a straight right. McGuire didn't see that one coming.
Fairtex moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Fairtex throws a poor cross that misses
and McGuire counters with a stiff right hand.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Fairtex.
McGuire let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Fairtex with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Fairtex lands a nice shot to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fairtex has closed the distance and engaged McGuire in a clinch.
McGuire has a couple of punches blocked by Fairtex.
Fairtex blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Fairtex lands on the inside with an uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Songkom Fairtex clearly takes that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
McGuire lands with a kick to the temple. Fairtex shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Fairtex scores with a hook.
McGuire blocks a head kick by Fairtex.
Fairtex feints with a left and delivers a massive head kick! McGuire collapses like a ragdoll! Game over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:18 of round 4, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Songkom Fairtex!
Songkom Fairtex retains his heavyweight title!
During a confident post fight interview, Songkom Fairtex thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Jacques Durand (ranked 18050 p4p, 3954 weight class) and Jari Bull (ranked 726 p4p, 490 weight class). Durand kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Kaaris - S.E.V.R.A.N.. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 42 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jacques Durand!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 32 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jari Bull!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Eddie Farnsworth and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Durand keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bull misses with a wild body shot.
Durand moves away from the strike by Bull.
Durand misses with a looping left.
Bull wants to counter the offense by Durand and move into the clinch position.
Durand throws a leg kick that misses.
Nice uppercut lands for Bull. That snapped Durand's head back.
Durand throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Bull throws a looping overhand right but Durand ducks down to avoid it.
Durand ducks under a wild hook from Bull.
Durand displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bull throws out the jab.
Durand misses with a hook.
Durand with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Bull to score with a decent uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bull throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Durand sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Durand stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Durand thows a left - swing and a miss!
Durand has closed the distance and engaged Bull in a clinch.
A shot in the inside from Durand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Durand blocks an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Durand misses with a knee strike.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Durand.
Durand landing knees to the body.
Durand with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Bull dodges an elbow strike from Durand.
Durand blocks a body shot from Bull.
A short left from Durand.
Durand creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Bull's defenses.
It looks like Jari Bull has been cut.
Bull lands a shot to the body.
Durand lands with a left to the head.
Durand looking to throw knees to the head but Bull is blocking nicely.
Bull lands a right hand.
Bull takes a knee right on the jaw!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Durand lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Bull fails to land.
Still in the clinch, Durand scores with a nice short uppercut.
Durand can't find room to land a body shot as Bull controls the action.
Our sources have told us that Durand has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Bull swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bull misses with a body punch.
Durand throws a punch but it's blocked by Bull.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Durand with a knee to the head.
Durand lands an elbow inside.
Bull lands with a left to the head.
Bull blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bull blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bull.
Durand lands with a left to the head.
Bull throws a head punch that misses.
Bull blocking some punches.
Durand breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Durand punishes Bull's body with a nice straight punch.
Durand defending well as Bull loads up on a big left hand.
Bull throws a hook but Durand avoids it easily.
Durand slips under a jab from Bull.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bull misses with a hook. Durand ducked under it nicely.
Durand ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Durand blocks a jab.
Bull misses with a low kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jacques Durand dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jari Bull's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Durand with a nice calf kick.
Durand throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Durand misses with a hook.
Bull throws out a counter right but Durand avoids it with no problem.
Bull misses with a hook. Durand ducked under it nicely.
Bull fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Durand manages to avoid it.
Bull throws a poor cross that misses
and Durand counters with a nice leg kick.
Bull misses with a straight right.
As Bull backs away, Durand returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Bull misses with a jab to the body
and Durand counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Durand staying out of range there.
Bull just misses with a punch to the body.
Jari Bull seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A slapping leg kick lands for Durand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Durand uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bull.
Durand looks to land a body kick but Bull moved away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Durand. Bull does a little dance to reset his feet.
Durand swings for the body but Bull moves out of range.
Durand connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Bull's hands.
Bull thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Durand is looking to slow Bull down with leg kicks.
Durand pushes Bull away with a front kick.
Bull lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Bull avoids the head kick by Durand.
Durand throws a head kick that Bull semi-blocks.
Durand misses with a low kick.
Bull looks to land a left hand but Durand moved out of range nicely.
Durand moves away from the strike by Bull.
A low kick from Bull is predictable there
and Durand counters with a nice body kick.
Durand misses with a looping right.
Durand fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Bull looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Durand turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Bull misses with a wild body shot.
Durand appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Durand clinches with his opponent.
Durand is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bull can do to turn this around?
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Durand doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Durand is trying to break the clinch but Bull is controlling him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Durand pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
A right hand to the body from Durand.
Durand prevents a body shot from Bull.
Durand lands with a light punch inside.
Durand breaks from the clinch.
Bull scores with a nice strike.
Durand swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bull lands a jab to the nose.
Durand misses with an uppercut. Bull saw that one coming.
Durand attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Bull connects with a good right hand that stumbles Durand. Durand circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Bull is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
A jab from Durand finds it's way through Bull's defenses.
Bull looks to score with a jab to the body but Durand is just out of range.
Bull throws a hook but Durand blocks it.
Durand lands a lovely overhand right.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bull throws a looping overhand right but Durand ducks down to avoid it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jacques Durand dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jari Bull's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Durand swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bull throws a hook but Durand blocks it.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Bull.
A slow jab from Bull misses its intended target.
Bull scores with a body shot.
Bull misses with a body kick.
Bull wants to land a leg kick but Durand is out of range.
Durand scores with a leg kick.
Durand thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Bull if he has to take too many more of those.
Durand misses with a body kick.
That kick from Durand tenderised Bull's leg. Bull is trying to keep his angry face on.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bull looks to score with a jab to the body but Durand is just out of range.
Durand feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Durand misses with a low kick.
Bull throws a lazy uppercut
and Durand counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Durand.
Durand comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Bull tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Durand is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Durand tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bull's elbow.
Durand takes a shot to the head.
Durand missing with knees to the body.
Bull misses with the head strike.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Durand creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Durand lands a nice elbow.
Durand has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Bull has a couple of punches blocked by Durand.
Durand with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
That has opened up Jari Bull's cut even more.
Jacques Durand has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Durand doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Durand lands a left hand.
Bull prevents a body shot from Durand.
A head punch on the inside from Durand fails to land.
Bull tries a body shot but Durand blocks it.
Durand lands with a light punch inside.
Durand lands with a right to the head.
Bull looking to slow down the pace here.
Bull is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Durand is keeping busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Durand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Durand tries to work over Bull's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bull lands a body punch in the clinch.
Bull takes an elbow to the forehead.
Durand working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Durand stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Bull taking a breather.
Durand breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Durand misses with an uppercut.
Bull tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Durand was well out of range. Poor timing from Bull.
Bull thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bull misses with a jab to the body
and Durand counters with a nice leg kick.
Durand throws a nice inside leg kick.
Durand misses with a body kick.
Bull scores with a nice right hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jacques Durand clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Jari Bull's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Bull looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Bull misses with a looping left.
Bull's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Durand takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Durand slips under a jab from Bull.
Bull moves out of range of the body kick.
Bull misses with a hook
and Durand counters with a thumping low kick.
Bull misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Durand.
Durand is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Bull.
Durand explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Durand ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Durand wants to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Durand throws a wild body kick that Bull sees coming a mile off.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Durand.
Bull throws out a counter right but Durand avoids it with no problem.
Durand doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Durand tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Bull is able to avoid easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bull stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Durand.
Bull punishes Durand's body with a nice straight punch.
Bull digs a good hook to Durand's body.
Bull throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A jab from Durand finds it's way through Bull's defenses.
Durand will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Bull let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Durand keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bull.
Durand scores with a jab.
The fighters circling - Bull throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jab by Bull.
Bull looks to land a right hand but Durand moved out of range.
Durand misses with a body shot.
Durand scores with a spinning back kick!
Bull misses with a wild body shot.
A slapping body kick lands there for Bull.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bull fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Durand half committed to a counter leg kick.
Durand is looking to slow Bull down with leg kicks.
Bull missing with a left hand there. Durand was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Durand tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Durand tries a head kick but it misses.
Durand digs a good body shot into Bull's ribs.
Bull scores with a shot to the body.
Durand wants to slow Bull down by chopping away at his legs.
Bull is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Durand wants to clinch up but Bull keeps it at a distance.
Bull throws a leg kick but Durand sees it coming and moves out of range.
Durand moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Bull throws a lazy right hand but Durand sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bull misses with a double jab
and Durand counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Durand connects with a body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Jacques Durand will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jari Bull's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Durand slips under a jab.
Bull throws a hook but Durand avoids it easily.
Bull throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bull throws a hook but Durand avoids it easily.
Bull stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Durand.
Bull avoids the body shot from Durand.
Jari Bull has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Durand moves out of range of the body kick from Bull.
Bull just misses with a punch to the body.
Durand throws a body shot but no joy.
Bull throws out a counter right but Durand avoids it with no problem.
Bull misses with an uppercut.
Durand avoids the head kick by Bull.
Durand fires out a quick counter leg kick but Bull just manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bull misses with a lunging right hand
and Durand makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Bull takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Durand closes the distance and pushes Bull back into the ropes.
Durand landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Durand throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Bull is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Durand misses with a knee to the head.
Durand tries a knee to the head but Bull blocks it.
Durand lands a damaging elbow.
Bull lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A short right from Durand.
A short left from Durand.
Bull tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Durand throws an elbow that misses.
Durand scores with a nice hook to the head.
Durand connects with a nasty looking knee right to Bull's face.
Bull has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Durand seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Bull can turn it around.
A right hand to the body from Durand.
Durand lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bull misses with a punch on the inside.
Bull throws a head punch that misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A short right from Durand.
A head punch on the inside from Bull fails to land.
Bull blocks an elbow strike.
Bull has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Durand.
Bull misses with the head strike.
Durand looks to throw an elbow but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Durand lands a shot to the body.
Durand lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Durand is working Bull over against the ropes.
Bull takes a knee to the side of the body.
Durand landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
A knee to the head by Durand.
Durand scores with a knee to the head.
Durand lands an elbow inside.
A body shot lands from Durand.
Durand escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jacques Durand is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Bull rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Durand counters with a nice uppercut.
Bull misses with a jab to the body
and Durand counters with a straight right hand.
Bull takes a body punch but keeps moving.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bull misses with a combination
and Durand counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Durand punishes Bull's body with a nice straight punch.
A head kick misses from Durand.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jacques Durand showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Durand has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight for Jacques Durand!
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight for Jacques Durand!
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight for Jacques Durand!
Jacques Durand wins by unanimous decision!
Jacques Durand retains his light heavyweight title!
A victorious Jacques Durand thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between John Bennett (ranked 3064 p4p, 1734 weight class) and Marty Robbins (ranked 413 p4p, 250 weight class). Robbins comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Marty Robbins - Big Iron kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, John Bennett!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 46 - 17 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Marty Robbins!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Jorge Garcia and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Bennett looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bennett tries to clinch up.
Robbins throws out a loose jab but Bennett uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bennett misses with a looping right.
Robbins misses with a double jab.
Bennett takes a jab right on the kisser.
Robbins has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Robbins lands a front kick to the face, that drops Bennett to the canvas! Is he dazed or just shocked? He's back to his feet and the referee is going to allow him to continue the fight!
It looks like John Bennett has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bennett scores with a body shot.
Robbins tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Robbins connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Bennett has managed to clinch.
Bennett prevents a body shot from Robbins.
Bennett blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Robbins avoiding damage as Bennett throws knees to the body.
Robbins swings wildly with an uppercut but Bennett uses good head movement to avoid it.
Robbins managing to block the knees to the body from Bennett.
Robbins managing to block the knees to the body from Bennett.
Bennett blocks a body shot from Robbins.
Bennett blocking some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bennett misses with a knee strike.
Robbins tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Robbins avoids a wild elbow strike from Bennett.
Robbins on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Robbins.
Robbins lands an elbow that stopped Bennett in his tracks for a moment.
Bennett breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bennett on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Bennett fails with an attempt to clinch.
Robbins jabs Bennett right on the nose. Bennett blinks but takes it well.
Robbins dodges the punch combination from Bennett.
Robbins punishes Bennett's body with a nice straight punch.
Robbins pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Robbins throws a body shot but no joy.
Robbins lands with a nice body punch.
Bennett is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bennett uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Robbins.
Bennett throwing a counter right hand but Robbins manages to avoid it.
A jab from Bennett misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Robbins tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bennett was well out of range. Poor timing from Robbins.
Bennett tried to counter with a leg kick but Robbins avoided it.
Robbins slips a straight right by Bennett.
Bennett looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Robbins throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bennett was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Bennett loads up on a big right hand but Robbins slips the punch.
Robbins throws a jab when Bennett was well out of range.
Robbins closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Robbins tries to clinch there but Bennett circles away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bennett. Robbins does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bennett scores with a leg kick.
Robbins drives through and clinches with Bennett against the ropes.
Robbins stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Robbins throws a head punch that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bennett is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Robbins is defending well for now.
Bennett blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bennett crunches a lovely knee into Robbins's ribcage.
Robbins works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Robbins takes a knee right on the jaw!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Marty Robbins dominated that round.
The cut man is working on John Bennett's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Robbins's corner calls for a 1-2. Robbins obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
It looks like Marty Robbins has been cut.
Donk. Robbins catches Bennett right on the button with a cross.
Robbins throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Bennett's head.
Bennett is rocked!
Robbins moves out of range as Bennett strikes.
Oh Bennett is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Robbins fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bennett manages to avoid it.
A big right from Robbins misses.
A big right from Bennett misses.
Bennett seems to have got his legs back now.
Bennett defending well as Robbins loads up on a big left hand.
Bennett tries to clinch up.
Robbins misses with a wild body shot.
Bennett closes the distance and clinches.
Robbins throws a head punch that misses.
Robbins misses with a punch to the body.
Robbins misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bennett tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Robbins avoids it.
Robbins avoiding damage as Bennett throws knees to the body.
Bennett connects with a nasty looking knee right to Robbins's face.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bennett connects with a knee to the head.
Robbins lands with a short punch from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Robbins.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bennett takes an elbow to the temple.
Bennett throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Robbins blocks it with crossed arms.
John Bennett has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Bennett tries to land a knee to the head but Robbins blocks with his arms.
Robbins is working Bennett over against the ropes.
Robbins lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bennett backwards.
Bennett takes an elbow to the temple.
Bennett wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Robbins lands a shoulder strike.
Robbins lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Bennett manages to break the clinch.
Bennett clinches up with Robbins and pushes him back against the ropes.
Robbins is working Bennett over against the ropes.
Robbins misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Robbins lands an elbow just above Bennett 's eye.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Robbins lands a nice elbow.
Robbins lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bennett backwards.
Robbins lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Bennett working aggressively here.
Robbins presses Bennett against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Robbins lands a hook to the side of the head.
Robbins's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Robbins misses with an uppercut.
Bennett slips under a jab from Robbins.
Robbins has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Robbins uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bennett.
Robbins misses with a looping left.
Bennett fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bennett forces Robbins back against the ropes and clinches.
Robbins lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bennett backwards.
Bennett tries to land knees in the clinch but Robbins avoids the damage to the body.
Robbins tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bennett's elbow.
Bennett misses with an elbow strike.
Robbins gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Bennett blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bennett working hard to break the clinch.
Robbins lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bennett blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bennett misses with an elbow over the top.
Bennett prevents a body shot from Robbins.
A short uppercut from Robbins.
Bennett's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bennett tries to move into range but Robbins moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Marty Robbins showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Robbins jabbing away but nothing is landing.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bennett looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bennett swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Robbins throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bennett has managed to clinch.
John Bennett has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Robbins comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Bennett tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Robbins avoids it.
Robbins lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Robbins blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Robbins doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Robbins tries to throw a body punch but Bennett avoids it by throwing Robbins back against the ropes.
Bennett tries to break the clinch but Robbins is controlling the position.
Robbins lands with a short head shot on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Robbins misses with some punches.
Robbins lands an elbow inside that Bennett shrugs off.
Robbins breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Robbins.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Robbins closes the distance and catches Bennett with a lead hook that drops him to the canvas! Bennett is clearly dazed and struggling here! 3,4,5,6,7 and Bennett is up to his feet but the referee has called it off! Bennett is still far too wobbly and he's not going to allow the fight to continue! Robbins takes it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Marty Robbins!
Marty Robbins thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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